The Mughal conquests were a series of conquests in the Indian subcontinent which led to the building of the Mughal Empire. These conquests were started by Babur in 1526, from the victory at the first battle of Panipat against Lodi dynasty. Mughals fought battles against the Safavid empire, Rajputs, Sikhs, Marathas, Ahoms and other Kingdoms.
The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526–1530), a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (the founder of the Timurid Empire) on his father's side, and from Genghis Khan on his mother's side, Ousted from his ancestral domains in Central Asia, Babur headed to India to satisfy his ambitions. He established himself in Kabul and then pushed steadily southward into India from Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass. Babur's forces defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat. However, by this time Lodhi's empire was already crumbling, and it was actually the Rajput Confederacy which was the strongest power of Northern India under the capable rule of Rana Sanga of Mewar. He defeated Babar in the Battle of Bayana. In a decisive battle fought near Agra, the Timurid forces of Babur defeated the Rajput army of Sanga In Battle of Khanwa.[1] This battle was one of the most decisive and historic battles in Indian history, as it sealed the fate of Northern India for the next two centuries. The Mughal Empire came to its greatest extent during the reign of Aurangzeb.
| Name of conflict(time) | Belligerent | opponent | outcome | |
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| First Battle of Panipat (21 April 1526) | Mughal Empire | Delhi Sultanate | Mughal victory
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| Battle of Bayana (21 February 1527) | Mughal Empire | Rajput Confederation | Rajput victory | |
| Battle of Khanwa (16 March 1527) | Mughal Empire | Rajput Confederation | Mughal victory | |
| Battle of Chanderi (20 January 1528) | Mughal Empire | Rajput | Mughal victory
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| Battle of Ghaghra (6 May 1529) | Mughal Empire | Bengal Sultanate | Mughal victory
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| Siege of Bikaner (1534) | Mughal Empire | Bikaner State | Rajput victory | |
| Battle of Chausa (26 June 1539) | Mughal Empire | Sur Empire | Sur victory | |
| Battle of Kannauj (17 May 1540) | Mughal Empire | Sur Empire | Sur victory
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| Battle of Machhiwara (15 May 1555) | Mughal Empire | Sur Empire | Mughal victory | |
| Battle of Sirhind (22 June 1555) | Mughal Empire | Sur Empire | Mughal victory
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| Name of conflict(time) | Belligerent | opponent | outcome | |
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| Battle of Dharmat (1658) | Mughal Empire | Rebels led by Aurangzeb | Aurangzeb's victory | |
| Battle of Samugarh (1658) | Dara Shikoh Shah Jahan | Aurangzeb | Aurangzeb's victory
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| Battle of Khajwa (1659) | Aurangzeb | Shah Shuja | Aurangzeb's victory | |
| Battle of Jajau (1707) | Bahadur Shah I | Muhammad Azam Shah | Bahadur Shah's victory
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| Name of conflict(time) | Belligerents | opponent | outcome | |
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| Rajput Rebellion 1708-1710 (21 April 1708 – 11 June 1710) | Kingdom of Marwar | Mughal Empire | Rajput victory | |
| Battle of Sonipat (1709) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Samana (1709) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Chappar Chiri 1710) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Sadhaura (1710) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Rahon (1710) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Jalalabad (1710) | Mughal Empire | Khalsa | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Thanesar (1710) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Khalsa victory | |
| Battle of Lohgarh (1710) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory | |
| Battle of Bandanwara (1711) | Mewar Kingdom | Mughal Empire | Mewar victory | |
| Battle of Jammu (1712) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory | |
| Siege of Gurdaspur (1715) | Khalsa | Mughal Empire | Mughal victory
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